Tinnitus and Seizures: Is there a LINK?

The exact relation of
tinnitus andseizure is
difficult to put down in precise terms but a few
established facts can help us understand how
tinnitus and seizures
might indeed have a connection. For this
one needs to understand both the conditions to a certain
extent.

Tinnitus is an auditory abnormality wherein a
person hears ringing or buzzing sounds in the ear or
head regions in the absence of any actual external
sounds. Seizures are characterized by repeated movements
of the body or body parts, sometimes violently. The
intensity of both tinnitus as well as seizures can
differ and depict symptoms in varying degrees of
intensity.

Both the conditions of tinnitus and seizures
occur because of an irregularity in the electrical
activities in the brain. This irregularity is usually
caused by a nervous system disorder or a pathological
condition in the neck and head regions. There are other
causes as well that can contribute to the occurrence of
both these conditions. Since the causes vary widely in
both cases sometimes the exact reason for tinnitus and
seizure is difficult to pin point. At the same time,
since most of the causal factors usually rise from
similar root causes in many instances, it is possible
that tinnitus and seizures can indicate a common origin
– though they need not always coincide.

Common causes of tinnitus and
seizures:

·Any abnormality or
pathological condition affecting the regions of the ear
up to the cortex can possibly lead to abnormality in the
way sound signals are perceived by the brain and can
result in tinnitus as well as seizures under some
circumstances – depending on the severity of the
case.

·Head injury contains
probability of resulting in tinnitus and
seizures

·Extreme cases of audio
sensitivity resulting from cochlea
abnormality may be
accompanied with tinnitus and seizure activities. Such
conditions can often occur along with various other
symptoms such as nausea or dizziness.

·Any neurological
condition can potentially cause both tinnitus and
seizure.

·Stress is one of
the common causes of several conditions of poor
health.

·A situation of
inflammation in the brain could manifest in symptoms of
intolerance to light and sound and perhaps cause
symptomatic tinnitus sounds in the ear as well as
seizures or hysteria in some cases.

·Drug reaction or
allergies can lead to tinnitus and seizures

Both the conditions of
tinnitus and seizures
need holistic treatments in order to find their
root causes
and heal them for long lasting cure.